Jaffray scores third of season to lead Icecaps past Monarchs

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The Canadian Press10/25/2013 10:49:46 PM

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MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Jason Jaffray's third goal of the season proved to be the game-winner as the St. John's IceCaps held off the Manchester Monarchs 3-2 in American Hockey League action on Friday night.

Carl Klingberg and Andrew Gordon rounded out the IceCaps' offence and Eric O'Dell chipped in with two assists for his team-leading sixth and seventh points of the season.

Linden Very and Nick Deslauriers scored for the Monarchs (5-1-3), who lost their first game in regulation time this season.

Very opened the scoring with his second goal of the season at 4:09 of the first period, but the IceCaps (3-3-1) responded 39 seconds later with Klingberg's first of the year. Gordon broke the tie with a power-play goal six minutes later.

Jaffray scored at 9:20 of the second period to make it a 3-1 game for the visitors.

Deslauriers put the game within one with his third goal of the season at 15:43 of the third period, but the comeback attempt stopped there.

St. John's was 1-for-4 with the man advantage while Manchester was blanked on two power-play chances.